Spring toggle



Dec. 19, 1933. J. KARsTzKY 1,939,983

SPRING TOGGLE Filed March 18, 1932 ATT EY Patented Dec. 19, 1933 srnlNG 'roGGLE jJolin Karitzky, Garwood,

N.' J., assigner to Henry w -"`B. Newhall Corporation, Garwod, N. J., a corporationof New Jersey Aspliatiqh Marci; 1s, 1932. sensing. 599,793

n l .f v12AClaims. invention Vrelatesv to toggleibolts, which are well known-inthe trade, and moreY particularly to a spring; toggle bolt ofthe cross section, for the particular load it is to carry, to

the end that a hole of minimum diameter only need bedrilled, orotherwise formed, in the wall or other support., `This will insure a quicker application, and a neater and more artistic Job. v

My invention further relates to such a spring '-10 toggle in*V which the spring. is practicallyl concealed and protected, making a veryserviceable and artistic article of manufacture. androne that can be manufactured atreasonable cost.

` My invention furtherrelatesto certain combinations, Vsub-combinations, articles o f manufacture and details of constructionyall of which will be. more fullyV hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.

In the figures I have shown two embodiments of my inventionjby way of example, the same reference numeralsv refer to similar` parts of the severalgures. i

Fig. 1 is a vertical section through a wall or other support, and the work supported, the toggle boltbeing in side elevationand aboutgto bev expanded behind 4the wall;

Fig. 2 is avertical .section,similar to Fig. 1, showing the toggle bolt expanded and the work he1dtothewal1;Y 1. ,y

Fig. 3 is a section, on line 3 3, of; Fig. 2,A looking in the direction of the arrows f l Fig. 4 is a side elevation partly 4broken away, one forzthe'-rivt'sv being in section;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a modied form of saddle which I `may employ.

To reduce the cost of installing such toggle bolts, it is very desirable to reduce the diameter of the hole which has to be drilled, or otherwise formed in the support, which is usually'stone, masonry, terra cotta, brick, concrete or similar material. In certain instances such toggle bolts are used in metal construction. But in all locations, larger the hole more time and expense is required to form it. Again, a small hole is desir- 'able as it does not mar the face of the wall or ing the artistic appearance of the completed job.

tured at vminimum expense.

In Vthe particular embodiment of my 'in'vention shown by way of example, 1 is a saddle pro.-

Mytoggle boltis also one that cari-be manufac# vided With stops 2, 2 and With ears 3,' 3. VThe 60;;

saddle is alsoprovidedwith female screw threads 4 to co-operate with the stove or other bolt 5.

vIn the ears 3, 3 -I mountany suitable pivots; I have shown these pivots-as rivets 6, 6 having an enlarged bearing surfaced?, `'7. the rivets are upset. On at least one'lof theseA rivets I mount a resilient member adapted vto move the Wings in one direction. In the embodiment of the invention illustrated byway of example, the `coilofthe coilspringylOfis mounted VJ on the rivet on the left of -Figure 3. On this coil of the coil spring 10, and forming a bearingfor the two adjacentenlarged `pivotingrapertures or holes 11, 11, are mounted the two adjacent ends of the two wings 9, 9.

It will, therefore, be seen means forms a bearing ifor. thesetwo adjacent ends of the wing, and, as its coil lis of substantially y the thickness of the. two arms of the Wings mounted upon it, the resilient means is within the structure of the Wings, themselves and concealed by said'wings. In some cases (not shown) all the four holes ofthetwo wings' 9, 9 maybe enlarged o ver and above adiameter sumcient to permit them to pivot upon the enlarged portion '7,` 7 of the rivets, so that Ytwoinstead o f one, spring 10,or other resilient means. may be mounted within the ends of the wingsj, 9,: g Eachenlarged openingV 11, v11 is vprovided with a small slot 12 within which lie the ends 13 the coil spring l0. The other pivoting openings 14, 14 in each of the wings 9, 9 are preferably of a diameter to permit the Wings 9, 9 to pivot on the bearing surface 7, though if desired the openings may be enlarged and another coil spring (not shown) may be mounted on this pivot, as .previously noted. It will be seen that the coil of the coil spring 10 is substantially the same length as the thickness of the two arms of the wings 9, 9, so that the spring fforms a bearing for at least two of the arms of the m'ngs and is concealed and protected by the wings which form a housing for it. It will also be noted that no space is required between the bolt 5 and theends of the wings on which to mount the coil spri n g.

This permits my bolt anchor to be of the minimum diameter for the particular work 15 to be supported, with all the advantages previously described.

In operation a hole 16 of therminimum di- 1910 thatv the resilient ,hOllSed 80 l.

ameter is drilled, or otherwise formed, in the wall or other support 17 of stone, masonry, concrete,v

brick, terra cotta, or metal or other material. The bolt 5 is then passed through a hole 18 in the work 15 to be supported, and is then threaded through the saddle 1, its threads co-operating with the female threads 4 in the saddle. Then the wings 9, 9 are depressed and the coil spring 10 put under tension usually by the thumb and foreflnger of the operator getting the wings into the position shown in Fig. 1. The toggle bolt is then thrust into the hole 16, as shown inrFig. 1. A further movement of the toggle bolt, to the left of Fig. 1, until the ends of the wings pass the inner surface 20 of the wall 17, will cause the` Wings 9, 9, actuated by the coil spring 10, to fly out until they contact with the stops 2, 2 on the saddle 1, see Fig. 2. By then screwing up on the bolt 5 the work 15 will be securely held to the face 21 of the wall or other support.

In some casesI may employ 'other forms of saddles. One such form isl the channel iron saddle 22 having the ears 23, 23, Fig. 5. The pivots will be mounted in the holes 24, 24 as in the other form. 1

Having thus described this invention in connection with illustrative embodiments thereof, tothe details of which I do not desire to be limited, what is claimed as new and what is desired to secure by Letters Patent is set forth in' the appended claims.

What I claim iszv Y 1.In ya spring toggle the combination of a saddle provided with pivots, one or more resilient means mounted on said pivot orY pivots,v and wings pivoted on said resilient means and adapted to be actuatedby said means.

:2..In a spring toggle the combination of 'a saddle provided with pivots, one or more coil springs mounted on said pivot or pivots, and wings mounted on said coil springs and adapted tobe actuated by said coil springs. Y

3. In a` spring toggle the combination of a saddle having stops, wings pivoted to the saddle and adapted to rest against the saddle stops when in their operative position, andv concealed resilient means adapted to cause the wingsuto engage with said saddle stops.

4. In a spring toggle the combination ofa vsaddle having stops and pivots, resilient `means ywings to actuate them.

7. In a spring toggle to go into a hole oi minimum diameter to support the required work, the combination of a saddle of minimum diameter, short pivots carried by the saddle, comparatively narrow wings having pivoting holes at least `one adjacent hole of each wing being of greater diameter than the pivot with which it cooperates, and a coil spring mounted on the pivot and within the said enlarged pivoting holes of said wings, and adapted to actuate the wings.

8. In a spring toggle the combination of a saddle having a diameter substantially equal to the thickness of the metal of the saddle, plus the thickness of the metalv of the wings, plus the diameter of the co-operating bolt, pivoting wings mounted on the saddle and resilient means also mounted on the saddle adapted to actuate the wings.

9. In a spring toggle, the combination of a saddle, pivoted wings, and resilient means to operate the wings, said resilientmeans forming a part of the bearing for the pivoted wings.

10. In a spring toggle the combination of a saddle, pivoted wings, and a coil spring adapted to actuate the pivoted wings in one direction, said coil spring forming a part of the bearing for the pivoted wings. A j

11. In a spring toggle 'the combination of a saddle, wings pivoted to the saddle and resilient means adapted to cause the wings to rock on their pivots, said resilient means being concealed by the ends of two adjacent wings.

12. In a spring toggle the combination of a saddle provided with supporting means, wings provided with pivoting means,' resilient means mounted on one of the supporting means of the saddle, two of the pivoting means of the wings mounted on the resilient means and forming a housing for it, the other pivoting means of the wings cooperating with the other supporting means of the saddle.

JOHN KARITZKY.

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